earthhouse

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɜːθˌhaʊs/    美 /ˈɝθˌhaʊs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain. archaic
    — There were many other heirlooms heaped inside the earth-house, because long ago, with deliberate care, some forgotten person had deposited the whole rich inheritance of a high-born race in this ancient cache.
  2. A dwelling that has been built to blend in with the surrounding landscape, being mostly underground with a grassy contoured roof; it may also be completely underground, or have a topping of intensive growth.

词形变化

earthhouses plural earth house alternative

词源

Inherited from Middle English erthe hous, from Old English eorþhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, equivalent to earth + house.
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